| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Weber State Wildcats |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Sky |
| Record: | 20–14 |
| Conf Record: | 12–6 |
| Hc Year: | 11th |
| Asst Coach1: | Eric Duft |
| Asst Coach2: | Garrett Lever |
| Asst Coach3: | David Marek |
| Champion: | Riley Wallace Classic champions |
| Bowl Result: | Second Round |
The 2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 11th-year head coach Randy Rahe and played their home games in the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah, as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 12–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Southern Utah and Eastern Washington before losing in the championship game to North Dakota.[1] They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament where they defeated Cal State Fullerton in the first round to win the Riley Wallace Classic.[2] In the second round, they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.
The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season 26–9, 15–3 in Big Sky play to win the conference regular season title. They defeated Portland State, North Dakota, and Montana in the Big Sky tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament, they lost in the first round to Xavier.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Hunter | 3 | G | 5'11" | 170 | Sophomore | Transferred to McLennan CC | ||
| Jeremiah Jefferson | 15 | G | 6'2" | 185 | RS Freshman | Transferred to Iowa Western CC | ||
| J. C. Kennedy | 20 | G/F | 6'4" | 175 | Sophomore | Walk-on; didn't return | ||
| 21 | F/C | 6'9" | 235 | Senior | Graduated and Drafted by the Utah Jazz in the 2016 NBA draft |
There were no recruiting class for Weber State of 2016.
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